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Five people - including two police officers - were injured after an SUV crashed into a home in a Dallas suburb, hit a natural gas line and exploded. Authorities say one of two police officers responding to the crash Saturday afternoon was approaching the home in Hurst when it...

A large fire has erupted at a chemical recycling plant near Fort Worth and authorities have told residents in the area to remain in their homes with all of their doors and windows closed. The fire started early this morning at The Clean Solvent Recycling in Mansfield, southeast...

Former Central Texas Sheriff's Captain plead guilty to stealing as much as $40,000 from a jail fund that inmates use to make commissary purchases. Forty-three-year-old Katrina Carie Douglas of Temple pleaded guilty to theft by a public servant during a court appearance Wednesday...

On Thursday, State Representative Tony Dale (R-Cedar Park) was appointed by House Speaker Joe Straus to serve on the House Select Committee for Cybersecurity. This Select Committee was created as a result of HB 8 from the 85th session. HB 8 tasks the committee with studying...

A state report has found deficiencies in the operation of the Bexar County jail in the wake of three murder suspects who escaped the facility in March. A report by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards notes that last year "handmade lines" and contraband were found outside the...

Fort Worth police have released body-camera footage and 911 audio following backlash sparked by a bystander video that shows a black man being punched and kneed by officers during an arrest. The initial 50-second bystander video was posted on Facebook by a Dallas-area activist...

A 38-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for looting a Walmart store closed during Hurricane Harvey last year. Thomas Gamelin already was on parole last August for a drug conviction when police driving by the store saw a van that appeared to have been...

Texas is again attempting to expedite the execution process by seeking U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' approval to opt in to a federal law shortening legal deadlines and limiting appeals options for death-sentenced inmates. State's Attorney General spokeswoman Kayleigh...

President Donald Trump's announcement that he wants to use the military to secure the U.S.-Mexico border echoes the response of Texas leaders during a surge of Central American children crossing the Rio Grande four years ago. Former Gov. Rick Perry ordered the Texas National...